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National Briefing | SOUTH: Georgia: King Daughter Is Elected

Oct. 31, 2009
The Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has been chosen as the first female president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler